The New York Times Crossword
ACROSS
1 Popular gifts that make a distinctive sound when shaken 8 Go after little
things 15 Common source
of talk 16 “Just be calm
…” 17 Ones left holding their bags? 18 “Your guess is as good as mine” 19 Kemper of “The
Office” 20 Like many a barren landscape
21 Start to kneel? 24 Leatherneck 26 Forge fixture 27 Dodge with a
V-10 engine 29 It’s written from
right to left 30 Snuggery 31 Hit hard 32 Tiniest objection 33 Colloquial
patriarch 34 Wastes 38 Wee hour 39 “Don’t take my criticism seriously” 43 Redistribution of
wealth? 44 “Vissi d’arte”
singer 45 Blue ___ 46 Writer who coined the word “nerd” 48 Tap, as for luck 50 Red giant 51 Specialty of
Edmond Hoyle 52 Cuts to pieces 55 Quickly
approach 57 “Mountain
Music” band 58 Corral 59 Annually 60 Horror movie
sights
DOWN
1 Irish whiskey
brand 2 Title of hits for Neil Diamond, Celine Dion and the Electric Light Orchestra 3 Distinctive
Cadillac features
4 Outstanding 5 Jingle producers 6 Golfer Michelle 7 Little guy 8 Airer of “Dr. Kildare” and “Mr. Novak” 9 Bit of finan.
planning 10 Tannhäuser, for
one 11 Mend 12 Sign at a store with a hard-tofind item 13 Going through
the motions? 14 Nervous 22 They’re often skipped on recordings 23 T-shaped robes 24 Futuristic means
of locomotion 25 Local, in a news
story 28 Vocal skill,
informally 34 London gent 35 Available 36 Stereotypical purchase of a guy in midlife crisis 37 Just make the
cut 39 Under control 40 “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” singer, 1976 41 What happened “at the Movies” in a 1965 Pauline Kael title
42 Dr. ___
47 ___ Majoris
49 Voice actor Gary 53 Actress
Thurman
54 Shooter’s target
55 Platoon V.I.P.
56 Shooter’s item